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Depart | Return | Depart Return |
nights | Destination | dives | price | |
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March 2021 | |||||||
4 Mar 11 Mar |
7 | Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers | USD 1 101 | ||||
11 Mar 18 Mar |
7 | Red Sea North & Wrecks | USD 1 042 | ||||
18 Mar 25 Mar |
7 | Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits | USD 1 042 | ||||
25 Mar 1 Apr |
7 | Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers | USD 1 101 | ||||
April 2021 | |||||||
1 Apr 8 Apr |
7 | Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
8 Apr 15 Apr |
7 | Elphinstone, Brothers & Salem Express | USD 1 101 | ||||
22 Apr 29 Apr |
7 | Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits | |||||
29 Apr 6 May |
7 | Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
May 2021 | |||||||
6 May 13 May |
7 | St. John's Reefs | USD 1 229 | ||||
13 May 20 May |
7 | Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
20 May 27 May |
7 | Daedalus Reef & St. John's | USD 1 229 | ||||
27 May 3 Jun |
7 | Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
June 2021 | |||||||
3 Jun 10 Jun |
7 | Red Sea South | USD 1 229 | ||||
10 Jun 17 Jun |
7 | Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
17 Jun 24 Jun |
7 | St. John's Reefs | USD 1 229 | ||||
24 Jun 1 Jul |
7 | Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
July 2021 | |||||||
1 Jul 8 Jul |
7 | Daedalus Reef & St. John's | USD 1 229 | ||||
8 Jul 15 Jul |
7 | Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
15 Jul 22 Jul |
7 | Elphinstone, Brothers & Salem Express | USD 1 101 | ||||
August 2021 | |||||||
5 Aug 12 Aug |
7 | Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers | USD 1 101 | ||||
12 Aug 19 Aug |
7 | Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits | |||||
19 Aug 26 Aug |
7 | Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits | USD 1 042 | ||||
26 Aug 2 Sep |
7 | Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
September 2021 | |||||||
2 Sep 9 Sep |
7 | Red Sea South | USD 1 229 | ||||
9 Sep 16 Sep |
7 | Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs | USD 1 229 | ||||
16 Sep 23 Sep |
7 | St. John's Reefs | USD 1 229 | ||||
23 Sep 30 Sep |
7 | Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
30 Sep 7 Oct |
7 | Daedalus Reef & St. John's | |||||
October 2021 | |||||||
14 Oct 21 Oct |
7 | Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs | USD 1 229 | ||||
21 Oct 28 Oct |
7 | St. John's Reefs | USD 1 229 | ||||
28 Oct 4 Nov |
7 | Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
November 2021 | |||||||
4 Nov 11 Nov |
7 | Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
11 Nov 18 Nov |
7 | Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
18 Nov 25 Nov |
7 | Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs | USD 1 229 | ||||
25 Nov 2 Dec |
7 | St. John's Reefs | USD 1 229 | ||||
December 2021 | |||||||
2 Dec 9 Dec |
7 | Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | USD 1 229 | ||||
9 Dec 16 Dec |
7 | Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers | USD 1 101 | ||||
16 Dec 23 Dec |
7 | Red Sea North & Wrecks | USD 1 042 | ||||
23 Dec 30 Dec |
7 | Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits | USD 1 042 | ||||
30 Dec 6 Jan |
7 | Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers | USD 1 101 | ||||
January 2022 | |||||||
6 Jan 13 Jan |
7 | Red Sea North & Wrecks | USD 1 076 | ||||
13 Jan 20 Jan |
7 | Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits | USD 1 101 | ||||
20 Jan 27 Jan |
7 | Elphinstone, Brothers & Salem Express | USD 1 144 | ||||
27 Jan 3 Feb |
7 | Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers | USD 1 144 | ||||
February 2022 | |||||||
3 Feb 10 Feb |
7 | Red Sea North & Wrecks | USD 1 076 | ||||
10 Feb 17 Feb |
7 | Red Sea North & Wrecks | USD 1 076 | ||||
17 Feb 24 Feb |
7 | Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers | USD 1 144 | ||||
24 Feb 3 Mar |
7 | Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits | USD 1 101 | ||||
March 2022 | |||||||
3 Mar 10 Mar |
7 | Red Sea North & Wrecks | USD 1 076 | ||||
10 Mar 17 Mar |
7 | Elphinstone, Brothers & Salem Express | USD 1 144 | ||||
17 Mar 24 Mar |
7 | Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers | USD 1 144 |
Special offers: For special discounted prices, check the yellow highlighted trips in the schedule above.
Dive experience: Required: for North & Wrecks safaris - Open Water license and 20 logged dives; for St. Johns Reefs safaris - Open Water license and 30 logged dives; for Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone safaris - Advanced Open Water diver license and 50 logged dives.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, and hot drinks, return transfers from Hurghada airport to boat for Hurghada departures, return transfers from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airport for Port Ghalib departures, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (10 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 120 per trip), dive computer (US$ 25 per week), marine park and harbour fees and fuel surcharges (to be paid in advance): southern routes US$ 132, northern routes US$ 108, Brothers & Northen wrecks/Salem Express US$ 120. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only).
Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, nitrox fills for certified divers (US$ 50 per week), torch (US$ 42 per week), 15 litre tanks (US$ 40 per week), dive insurance, individual transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib (US$ 60 per person per way). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.
How to get there: The M/Y Saphir liveaboard trips depart from Hurghada and Port Ghalib and return transfers are provided from nearby hotels and from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports to the departure point. Check-in time starts at 5 pm on the first day, and the yacht usually departs port early in the morning of the second day. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib is at 5 pm and takes at least 3 hours.
The last dive of the trip will be at around 1 pm on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. Check out on the morning of the last day (last night usually on the boat in the harbour). The transfer from Port Ghalib to Hurghada is at 10 am.
Late arrivals or early departures can be arranged. For more details see our travel information section for the Red Sea.
Non-diver rate: None.
Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 80% of the published price.
Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 5 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 6 guests).
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 15 guests and 3 extra persons can join the cruise in Standard cabins free of charge (total 18 guests).
Add-on package: If you have time, we strongly recommend that you consider some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt which can add a whole new dimension to your holiday.
Cairo museum's royal mummies, the pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, a glorious cruise down the Nile staying in a luxury cabin, The Valley of the Kings, all of these and more can be seen in packages starting at 6 nights' duration. Other activities such as 4x4 safaris and camel tours are also available as are custom-made packages to suit your needs.
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